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JAMES BUTTON

In mid-December, Iacopo Mori of in Montalcino visited office in Paddington, north London, for a quickcontributor Aldo Fiordelli earmarked the 2019 Madonna delle Grazie as one of his wines of the year, attributing it a perfect 100-point score (see The standard of the estate is silky, precise and chiselled, with incredible sweetness and fragrance. – a single-vineyard selection – is darker, infused with violet and lavender and an incredible pomegranate character allied to fine, silky yet structural tannins. Given the high overall quality of 2019 in Montalcino, buyers are spoilt for choice this year – but these delicious offerings should be high on any enthusiast’s shopping list.

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